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♦♦♦ (PG-13) In the aftermath of World War I, a young woman (Paula Beer) mourning the death of her fiancee finds herself drawn to a mysterious French veteran (Pierre Niney) who leaves flowers at her fiancee's graves and tells tales of their friendship. Tree House Cinema.

THE LOVERS

♦ (R) In the midst of serious affairs and on the verge of divorce, a long-married couple (Debra Winger and Tracy Letts) finds the spark in their relationship unexpectedly rekindled, leaving them in the odd position of cheating on their lovers with each other while still married. AMC Bayou 15.

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♦♦♦ (R) Colonists on a mission to populate a new world discover a distress signal from a closer, habitable planet and investigate — to their peril. AMC Pensacola 18, AMC Bayou 15, Breeze Cinema 8, Ridge Cinema 8, Tree House Cinema.

Katherine Waterston appears in "Alien: Covenant," in theaters on May 19.(Photo: Mark Rogers/Twentieth Century Fox)

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

♦♦♦ (PG) In a tale as old as time, Belle (Emma Watson) is held captive by the Beast (Dan Stevens), who is secretly a cursed prince who must find someone who can look past his gruff and fearsome exterior to break the curse. AMC Pensacola 18, AMC Bayou 15.

♦♦♦ (R) A biopic telling the story of Chuck Wepner (Liev Schreiber), the real-life inspiration for Rocky Balboa, and a man who went 15 rounds against Muhammad Ali in a surprising 1975 title fight. AMC Pensacola 18.

COLOSSAL

♦♦♦ (R) A jobless party girl (Anne Hathaway) discovers her actions are connected to those of a giant monster rampaging through Seoul. AMC Pensacola 18.

♦♦ (PG-13) A teen girl (Amandla Stenberg) who is unable to leave her home because of an immunodeficiency finds her life improved when she meets the handsome boy next door (Nick Robinson). AMC Pensacola 18, AMC Bayou 15, Breeze Cinema 8, Ridge Cinema 8.

Charlize Theron, left, and Vin Diesel in "The Fate of the Furious."(Photo: Universal Pictures)

GET OUT

♦♦♦½ (R) Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and Rose (Allison Williams) take a trip to meet her parents (Bradley Whitford and Catherine Keener), but is the awkwardness in the town simply because the white community is struggling to seem okay with their interracial relationship, or is there something more sinister? AMC Pensacola 18.

♦♦ (PG-13) On the verge of retirement when the company where they've worked for decades cancels their pensions, three life-long friends (Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin) decide to rob the bank that stole their money. AMC Pensacola 18.

Baby Groot, voiced by Vin Diesel, appears in a scene from "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2."(Photo: Disney-Marvel)

HOW TO BE A LATIN LOVER

♦♦ (PG-13) After being kicked to the curb by his multi-millionaire wife, an aging Lothario (Eugenio Derbez) is forced to move in with his sister (Salma Hayek), but sees a new opportunity in pursuing the wealthy widowed grandmother (Raquel Welch) of his nephew's school crush. AMC Pensacola 18.

♦♦♦½ (R) A New York City huckster (Richard Gere) befriends a visiting Israeli politician (Lior Ashkenazi) who eventually becomes prime minister, giving him entree into a broader world. Tree House Cinema.

SNATCHED

♦½ (R) An impetuous, recently dumped woman (Amy Schumer) takes her polar-opposite mom (Goldie Hawn) on an exotic vacation, where the two are kidnapped and must overcome their differences to escape. AMC Pensacola 18, AMC Bayou 15.

THEIR FINEST

♦♦♦ (R) In 1940 Great Britain, a pair of scriptwriters (Gemma Arterton and Sam Clafin) work with a vain actor (Bill Nighy) to make a film about the Dunkirk rescue designed to warm wartime hearts. Tree House Cinema.

Join the PNJ Movie Club

Join PNJ Entertainment Editor Julio Diaz at AMC Bayou 15, 5149 Bayou Blvd., to be among the first to see each week’s new films. Screenings often include giveaways and special prize drawings for those who buy advance tickets.

After each film, stick around for a discussion with Diaz, and you could see your thoughts on the movie in print, in a video review, on the PNJ Movie Club Podcast or on our Facebook group. Regular ticket prices apply.

Join the group at bit.ly/1tG2ccx, and watch pnj.com for details on the latest happenings.

This week, join us at 7 p.m. Thursday as DC Comics' Amazing Amazon gets her first solo big-screen adventure in "Wonder Woman." We'll be checking out this epic adventure in 3D IMAX. Cosplay is encouraged for this presentation, so plan to come out as your favorite DC heroes and villains to compete for prizes!

And hit the Facebook group this weekend for Movie Club reactions to "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales."